Dave C

quest51210

HHR's are Mexican American like myself...thats why i bought one

kornellred

If there's anything to worry about, it's provincialism and prejudice, h2ofowl. HHR's are assembled in Mexico using parts and subassemblies produced all over the world. I doubt that a characteristic could be found (either positive or negative) that would identify the HHR as being "Mexican".

WR

Dave W

Yes! Don't let your baby chew on the fenders!

an08HHR

Ramos Arizpe, que es al oeste de Monterrey, México, para ser más exacto which is west of Monterrey, Mexico to be more exact

Sí compañeros de foro miembro
Yes my fellow forum member.

haypops

I read rumors that the Chevrolet Cobalt production was moving to Mexico also.

The PT Cruiser is assembled in Mexico also. It has the best reliability record for Chrysler Corp. cars. When production on the PT cruiser began, it was discovered that the engineers hadn't left enough room for the engine installation. It was the Mexican plant staff that worked out the work-around on this problem, not Detroit, Germany, or Lou Dobbs.

chiefkc

I previously had a PT Cruiser and it was built extremelly well, as is the HHR. The HHR is just way cooler and more fun to drive.

Lesterstrat

This comes up a LOT in a guitar forum I moderate. USA made Fender guitars are made in California. They also have "Made in Mexico" guitars. Some folks get hung up on that. I always point out that both are made by Mexicans.

Also, I *think* the engine and tranny on the HHR are built in the USA, FWIW.

Kingfrog

I sell guitars. The Mexican Strats are the best value. $400 and you can put any pickups in them and make them your own and not feel like you are tearing up a $1000 guitar.

Mexicans built my house. They are the hardest and most exacting workers I have ever seen. I took a credit card around my frame as it was being built and found only four joints I could slip it in. My neighbors house was built by local American workers. They spent a lot of their time fishing behind the house when the foreman was not there. He had a lot of issues after he moved in where he had to call them back. cracks in concrete, chips in tile, doors that did not close right. Plumbing leaks.

I called my builder back for one thing. To change a valve that quit working in the shower.


I am sure the work ethic is the same in Mexico. I don't know where the "lazy Mexican" idea came from. Well perhaps its the Siestas they enjoy in the afternoon. I'll take Mexican labor over Union labor any day of the week.

I am not Mexican and do not support amnesty but I do respect their work ethic.

playgames1970

I stubbornly, simplistically refuse to buy "foreign" cars. All I will get are "American" ones. Friends who drive Toyotas, Hondas, etc. will point out to me that parts from most cars now are made all over the world, many "foreign" companies have their factories in the US, that US companies assemble their cars in other countries, and that many US car companies are in co-ownership/partnership with some foreign companies, etc.

It's complicated, and it's hard to say you're getting a 100% "Amercian" car any longer. I just keep my simplistic view and hope for the best, seeing how bleak the financial scene is for GM and other USA car companies lately.